L' amour De Ma Vie (On-hold)

Prolouge

Prolouge
First Meeting

It was exactly 12 noon, we were, my family and I, in a restaurant around Quezon City for lunch. We were waiting for our food to arrive when I decided to excuse myself to go to the restroom.

I was walking through the hallways when I saw a little boy slipped, so I ran to help him.

"Hey, love, are you okay? May masakit ba?" I asked, habang tinatayo ko siya. Pinapapag niya yung bandang tuhod sa pants niya.

"Opo, okay lang po... Wala pong masakit, promise!" tinaas niya pa yung right hand niya sa harap ko, I laughed at him.

"Where are you going? Are you alone?" nakaupo parin ako para pantay kaming dalawa.

"Sa restroom po..." turo niya sa may pinto, "Meron po, si Tito Charles! Kaso, ang tagal niya po kasi, kaya nauna na po ako." he was frowning, I laughed at him again, I pinched his nose, ang cute niya kasi.

"Hmmm, sige. Ganito nalang," I told him an idea, "Sama ka sakin, kasi magrerestroom din naman ako tapos ihahatid kita sa table niyo pagkatapos... Is that okay with you?"

His eyes lit up, "Opo!"

"Okay, good..." I smiled at him, ginulo ko yung buhok niya. Yumuko siya na para bang nahihiya sakin, tumayo na ako, "Let's go..."

Pagkatapos namin, binuhat ko siya tapos inupo sa may sink para maghugas ng kamay.

"What's your name?" I asked him, I was busy putting soap on his hands, he was playing with it.

"Chase po... Ikaw po? What's your name, love?" natawa ako sakanya, tinawag niya akong love, gaya nung tawag ko sakanya kanina.

"I'm Aira..." I smiled at him, "Nice to meet you, Chase!"

"Ang ganda naman po ng name mo, parang ikaw!" he giggled, I looked at him in the mirror in front, he was looking at the flowing water.

I laughed too, "Ikaw ha! Baby ka pa, binobola mo ako! Kanino mo natutunan yan ha?"

Binuhat ko na ulit siya para maialis sa sink, hindi ko siya ibinaba. I pinched his nose once again, he giggled and it echoed in the whole restroom, "Kay Tito Charles po, he said, one of the ways to a girl's heart is to compliment them with the truth.."

I raised a brow, naglalakad na kami palabas, "Really, huh? How old are you, by the way?"

From the way he talks, parang hindi na siya bata. "Five po..." pinakita niya sakin yung kamay niya.

"Parang hindi naman eh!" I laughed at him. Busy kaming nagkwekwentuhan nung bigla nalang may tumawag sakanya.

"Chase!" the voice echoed in the hallway, it was calm but laced with worry.

"Tito Charles!" he shouted, naglalakad palapit samin yung guy.

He was wearing a dark blue polo shirt and a shorts.

Huminto siya sa harap namin, his forehead creassed, ginulo niya yung buhok ni Chase, "There you are big guy! I told you to wait for me..."

"Ah... Sinamahan ko siya sa restroom, ang tagal mo raw kasi..." pabiro kong sabi. He looked at me, I smiled at him.

Ibinaba ko na si Chase, the guy smiled too. Umiling siya, "Sorry, kumakain pa kasi ako..."

"Okay lang iyon," I answered, "He's a very adorable and fun company, anyway..."

There was a long, awkward pause... I was about to talk when he talked first, "By the way, I'm Charles... You are?" inabot niya yung kamay niya para makipag shake hands, tinanggap ko naman iyon.